split squat

A unilateral leg exercise performed by bending one knee while the rear leg is rested on the ground behind the body.

Noun

  1. A unilateral leg exercise performed by bending one knee while the rear leg is rested on the ground behind the body.
    • James Stark, founder of Starks Fitness, says it involves “a basic push-pull pattern”; for the lower body, squats, lunges, split squats. There is a near limitless variation of squats you can do if you get bored, from box...

Forms

split squats

Related

dragon squat pistol squat shrimp squat

Derived

Bulgarian split squat